Openwork container for treating meats



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OENWORIL CONTAINER FOR TREATING MEATS.

. application and January a, `12125. 'serial no. 182.

The presentinvention has for its purpose the provision ofan openvvvorlr container tor use inconnection with processes for treating ground meats with ground curing properties therein, such as disclosed in theV three co- Vending` `applications filed the 17th day of llarch. 1924, and the second day of January, 1925, Serial Nos. 699 6112; 183 and 184.

Another purpose is to provide an openivorl; container comprising' two sections with marginal flanges, in conjunction With means f for` exerting the pressure of one section to- Ward the other and vice versa, said means prevent the escape of thei juices and flavor and yet cause just the proper amount of evaporation. i I

Another purpose is to providean open 'Work container similar to that shoivn in the cci-pending application for process for producing dried beet from a solidportion thereof, filed March 17, 1924, Serial No. 699,612. It is to be understood that the particulars herein given are in no Way limitative and that. While still keeping Within. the scope of the invention, any desiredrmodifications of detail and desired proportions may be made in the apparatus according to thecircumstances.

' The invention comprises further features and combinations of'parts to be hereinafter set forth, shovvn in the drawings and claimed. f

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved open-Work container constructed in accordance Withthe invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional vievv7 longitudinally through the same on line 2 2 of Figure 1, shovvingjthe fabric container therein With vmeat Within the fabric container, eitherin bulk or ground.

Figure 3 is a. ltransverse sectional view on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a. View of a modified form of open-Work container which is similar to that shown in the* co-pending application, Serial No. 699,612.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of a piece of' dried beef as may be made or formed by the open-Work container. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designatesa i fabricA container which may be filled yWith solid or groundpmeat. This fabric container is opcnyat one end topermit the insertion of' the meat, and `when housed in the open- Work container2.r lthe required pressure may be exerted. rlhe open-Work container com-- prises `two sections 3 and 4. The section has a marginal flange 5 and stiffening or reinforcing Wires 6,V and its bottom has intern secting cross bars 6a and 7, the terminals of which afford means whereby the section S may be detachably connectedj'to the "section 4.

struction to 4the section 3, With the' exception ythat it consists of tWo parts hingedly connected, as at 8.1 In fact,.the sect1on4 has `a marginal flange 9 and the 111e section 4 in. general is similar inA conrods or connectors 16` which have their f threaded ends passedv through the terminals of the bars 12 and-13, there being Wing nuts upon the threaded ends of the rods or con- Y nectors 16. Obviously, adjusting the Wing nuts, it isV possibleto increase or decrease the tension of the springs, andby this `method it may be seen that the two sections of the open-work container -may be eXerted toward and from each other. By thisconstruction, it is possible to eXert continuous pressureupon the fabric container and its contents inorder to produce thevbest results i in the processes belonging to the applications'- above mentioned.

In Figure 4, there is disclosed a modified 'im i form of open-Work container Whichconsists of opposed sectionslS which are similar in shape, made up of any suitable relatively heavy Wire fabricv ormeshvvorl. The sec-k tions are similar to `those in Figures 1, 2

and 3 andl also have flanges 19 Which are provided with` lateral projections 20. Ay suitable'lacing 21 is provided which, when the sections are placed as shown in Figurev y in 4, is laced from the projections of one sec- .tion to those of the'other section, acting to draw the two sections together to cause pressure on the contents, such as ground meat within `the cotton bag which, with its contents, is positioned between the two sections.

In all processes heretofore'produced for curing meat, it is necessary to subject the `meat to substantial pressure to insure re-y moval of the moisture, the meat having been 'previously soaked in water or a brine solution. The present container is used 1n "connection with the processes of vthe cosential jto use substantialy quantities of salte petre, salt and sugar. However, in the processes wherein this container is used, it has been found practical to use fifty ounces of salt and forty ounces of sugar to every hundred pounds of groundL meat, with `just enough saltpetre to give the meat a suitable coloring, say for instance two ounces. The quantities of curing ingredients as herein specified produce Va preservative as good, if not better, than preservatives heretofore used.

Either construction of open-work container may be suspended inL any suitable manner in cold storage or in drying rooms. However, it is preferable to suspend the open-work containers yin a horizontal position so as to insure a better curing of the meat. This 4is particularly so in smoking as the smoke has a tendency to penetrate the meat where it is placed horizontally, much l zontally as may be accomplished by the present form of open-work container.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is: f

An open-work container foruse in conv nection with meat treating processes consist-` ing of opposed open-work sections, said sections having marginal fianges,'said seck tions having reinforcing intersecting cross bars, one section being constructed in two parts 'hingedly united rto facilitate the in? sert-ion of the contents in the container, contracting springs "connected to the terminals of thecress bars of one section, and `adjustk able means connecting theother ends of the springs to the terminals of the cross bars of the other section, thereby creating constantly increasing tension between the vtwo sections and exerting pressure upon the contents of the container.

In witness whereof, the inventors signaf ture is hereunto affixed. l FREDERICK BRIGGS. 

